Show I I Interurban Road Strikes Through Wealthy Section through ono one of ot the richest S STRIKING sections of ot country countr in the United I the most thickly populated I portion of or Utah the tho Salt Lake Utah Interurban railroad promoted b by A. A J J. I Orem Orom Co of or Salt Lake and Boston oston has ha at nt the Tet very start an nn Ideal country countr from which to draw traffic Utah capitalist anti and others other have often oCten considered the feasibility o of an nn Interurban leaving tho capital city of tho the state an and piercing through Salt ait Lake Luko county's southern towns and cities Into Utah count county the agricultural tural turn center of ot the State stale This Is 18 the theone theone theone one section of oC the state where population population lation I Iii is dense where whore numerous towns of or considerable size lre are to bo found short distances apart and where a natural natural nat flat ural grade presents little en engineering difficulties for tor tho the promoter to over over- come The Thc Orem company compan during tho the past pant year ear determined to undertake the buildIng buildIng building build build- ing of or such 8 a n road Its northern terminal ter ter- minal miral being In Salt Lake its southern at Payson Pason near tho the extremity o of the Utah lake lako valle valley Riverton Lehi American Fork lork Pleasant Grove Linden Linden Lin Lin- den Provo Prove and other towns to lie He In th the the- route The company was organized In Maine Its Ita capitalization being placed at which tho promoters he be lieve c will be sufficient to meet all ox- ox venseR Tho The Interurban Construction company has hns also been organized for forthe forthe forthe the purpose o of ot doln doing all lJ nork woric Connected Con on onne ne nested ted with the tho actual building of the road Work non Joe nt ot Provo Pro First action towards was taken when the tho franchise Provo Prove was secured pc Tho Tho- company ha hat hat- started laying track and putting down rails for tho the first street stroet car In Utah count county Tho line lino will run from ruin the union depot to tho the academy When the main line Is built to the metropolis metropolis me me- of or Utah county the Provo elt city line will bo be connected with It Tics Ties for work In Provo Pro have o been partially delivered ered rails have been ordered and several se cars ha have hae e been purchased The company compan Int intends to allow no delay In pushing pushing- the work As soon n. n as 05 favorable fn weather develops in the spring the Interests will start ac act actual ac- ac t Un cons construction t ru ct I on op operations erat I on s. s Franchises Franchises Fran Fran- n awarded them call for completion completion comple comple- tion of tho the road rond In a ely comparatively short time r running about eighteen I months as a 0 rule and tho the contractors believe bellevo that the they will have ha little If It an any difficulty in making this time limit Tho The most up-to-date up equipment hen heavy rails smooth and well ballasted road bed are arc to be bc features of or this In In- In When completed in conJunction conjunction conjunction con con- junction with the tho stretch of interurban lea leading ln from Salt Lake Lako to O Ogden deTi and from the Junction City to Brigham City Utah will havo o an Interurban system not paralleled In man many states where population and ease case of or construction ml might ht seem to present more favorable opportunities to the promoter Yot Yet men behind the new project believe e that the they ha have one of the most l Ideal cal calI I sections ns of ot the country countr for their Inter Inter- U 1 au has HIN Bud Una Steady See Growth The They declare that tho the section of or country through which their rails will Trill willbe willbo bo be laid has surpassed all other pArts of tho state in the past Post thirty years in iii rapidity lt and steadiness of ot growth and that the country countr has yet et many un undeveloped un- un developed resources which will add adil greatly to its Iti wealth and population and consequently to tho the dividend earning earn earn- In ing power powel of or the proposed line At present there are aro over 1000 people to each mile of line lino throughout this agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural heart of tho state All Ahi alon along the route aro are Innumerable small farms Intensively eh cultivated do- do voted to the the- raising of or such mch crops as sugar beets and potatoes which afford maximum profit to th the tho acre American American Ameri Amen can l Fork ork through which the cars will pa pas patu has hason won on for Itself a reputation as ns asa asa a 0 potato center Throughout hout the tile alleys valleys val al alleys al- al leys of ot the Great Salt Sait lako and Utah lal lake e. e flowing wells irrigation atlon projects including tho the newly finished Strawberry Strawberry Straw- Straw berry beriy tunnel and pumping systems h by which water vater Is taken from Utah lake and placed on Oil adjacent lands Insure steady stead returns from agriculture ag The rhe produce returns will Ul prove pro as In Inthe say the promoters as ore Probably no agricultural country countr In th the world produces such a n. variety of or edibles s in a territory of oC tho the lI same me size l Every ver kind of oC fruit which will grow gro In a n temperate climate peaches ap apples apple lC Pears H herrl of all kinds are found al along ng the tho route route and tho the interurban with its proposed hourI hourly service will enable the grower rower to place his goods goodson on tho the markets market of tho metropolis of ot the state In short time after the they are picked Then fields of ot corn wheat anti and other grains give ghe th the tho heavier tonnage of oC the cereal crops This section produces pro pro- duces tons of sugar sigar beets per ncr year r. r Commuter 31 nj- nj Develop Not the least le Interesting development i of this new lino ma may bo be the growth of or the tho commuter r In iii Salt Lake Alon Along the tho route numerous canyons come down from Crom the hills almost to the tracks of oC the road In these beautiful summer ummer are almo almost t sure to spring up following tho the arrival of ot quick an and Convenient Oon means of ot transportation of he owners owners to work and of their families to tho city for shopping chool or other purposes When the ond Is Ie finished it Is Intended to con con- num numerous branch lines to moun- moun am aln and canyon resorts e orts along Its line hue hUB adding to the number of or bc beautiful pots pos a where Salt Lakers JAkers and r f f this section ma may hie to pass away awaya n a Idle summer day lay In American Fork ForIe canyon one ont of oC tile the lost beautiful anti and rU rugged e of oC canyons I there arc In addition to to the resort resort tea tea- tures a number of ot vcr very rich mines which now await only moro more adequate tonnage facilities to Increase se their out out- put This section of oC the mining minim terri tern tor tory or of Utah will be particularly benefited bene bene- by the new road Between Salt s. Lake L. and ane Provo according according ac ac- ae- ae cording to the present plans of tho the promoting promoting pro pro- company compan Interurban trains will bo ho run houri hourly It Is believed that this will result In ln a n. great Ireat reat increase In the th traffic he between tween tho the two cities and all towns lying between them along the rou route te Growth of ot this Ihla 8 section of ot th the country country coun coun- try in tho the future is IH confidently ex- ex cled by re resident and promoter alike Thousands an s and anti thousands of ot acres of or dry farms In the unDer end of oC Utah count county are aro heln being rapidly tak taken n UI up and man many more may be placed un under er Irrigation Irrl- Irrl gation gatlon with the fulfillment nt of oC the promise of cheaper electric power for pumping purposes Coal lands asphalt b beds s. s oil belts aro are to be found Cound just a short wa way ond he the s southern terminal terminal nal proposed for the road rond for the present pres pree- ent nn and mn may be tapped by it at nt a n not far distant date A new pU sugar ar factory factor actor Is is to be erected at Payson Parson which should hould add greatly to the prosperity of or tho surrounding re region lon while the sent present Lehl Lehi factory octor is ono one which has hasan hasan hasan an important standing in the Indus Indu tr try |